Silmido

"A Forbidden History Now Breaks It Deep Silence."

Dec 24 2003 Not Rated 2h 15m
Action, Drama

On 31 January 1968, 31 North Korean commandos infiltrated South Korea in a failed mission to assassinate President Park Chung-hee. In revenge, the South Korean military assembled a team of 31 criminals on the island of Silmido to kill Kim Il-sung for a suicide mission to redeem their honor, but was cancelled, leaving them frustrated. It is loosely based on a military uprising in the 1970s.

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Plot

Based on a true story of 1968 Korean Republic Army plan to assassinate North Korean president Kim Il-Sung. 31 criminals and death row inmates are recruited into secret training on the island of Silmi; for two years they are subjected to maximum mental and physical abuse before the mission is cancelled and the unit terminated.

Written by

Hie-jae Kim

Directed by

Kang Woo-suk

Cast

Ahn Sung-ki, Sul Kyung-gu, Huh Joon-ho

Crew

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Production Countries

South Korea

Production Companies

Hanmac Films

Languages

Awards

7 wins & 6 nominations

Trailers
Silmido (???) - Main Trailer with English Subtitles
Scores
# of Votes
4,846
Average Rating
7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA